Thursday, August 27, 2009

I am a child of God, I am a Christian, I have been saved by the blood of Jesus Christ.

‘For I know the plans that I have for you’, declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NAS

"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. John 14:26 NAS

I asked myself a question today. I’ve asked it many times before. The Bible tells me what I must do, yet I fail miserably in so many ways and levels and aspects of my life. I often need to be reminded, as I was today, because the list is so very long.

The question?

Do I?...

obey God?
spread the love of God?
focus on God?
witness for God?
have faith in God?
praise God?
study the word of God?
listen to God?
suffer for God?
serve God?
follow God?
worship God?
live for God?
submit to God?
spend time with God?

do I? do I?

This must be my daily question, so that I may learn and grow in God’s will for my life.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Thursday, August 13, 2009

"The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." Deuteronomy 31:8 NAS

for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,"

Hebrews 13:5 NAS

There are times when I have to remind myself that I’m not walking thru a valley all alone.And when there are steep cliffs between me and the mountain top, I’m not climbing up all by myself.I don’t have to be dismayed or upset or anxious or miserable or troubled or discouraged or frustrated or concerned or.. or...

God is here, He always has been, and He always will be.When I stop trying to go it alone, and focus on God instead, He leads the way for me to follow, and He is with me every step I take.

God will not abandon or disregard or avoid or desert or forsake or leave or forget or fail or .. or...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

When this little sweetie entered the enjoyable ”why?” phase, I tried to avoid answering “because I said so”.(But, there were times “because I said so!” was appropriate.)

I enjoyed our “why?” conversations.He did the asking and I did the answering. It became a game between the two of us, often played while in the car.We never knew how long it would take or how far we’d go before my final answer was spoken – “Because God is God!”.

We had lots of grins and giggles with our “Why?” game.We stretched our imaginations and learned a few things.There were times I'd ask why and he'd do the answering. Sometimes we acted plum silly. We saw some things in a different way, and other things with a different view.“Because God is God!” meant so much more.It was also a lesson learned.

No matter what we do or where we go, everything comes back to “Because God is God!”

Monday, August 10, 2009

When I became a Christian, God gave me everything I needed to live for Him, and everything I needed to live within His will. God gave me the gift of faith. I had no faith until I accepted His gift of salvation. God gave me the gift of grace. It was by the grace of God that saved me. God gave me His word. The Bible teaches and guides and equips and speaks and explains and comforts and blesses and... so much more.

Because I know God and God knows me,because I have a personal relationship with God,because He will never leave me,because Jesus paid for my redemption,because He hears my prayers,because God forgives my sins,because He speaks to me,because God is so awesome,because of His love,because God is God,that’s why I can find peace in my life...

to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.2 Peter 1:1-2 NIV

Saturday, August 8, 2009

There’s a particular praise and worship song that’s been performed by Michael W Smith, Sonicflood, MercyMe, and others. Whenever I hear this song, and I close my eyes, it seems like I’m the one singing each word to Jesus, my Lord.This song inspires me, and thru it, I often find myself praising and worshiping Jesus, my Lord.Holy, holy, holy.

I love praise and worship songs...

...a few lines from its verses...

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You

To see You high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
Pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.